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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Babsie Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Sotto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Babsie Paneda's chin.
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207 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
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170 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Babsie Paneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Roberto Sotto!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotto throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Babsie Paneda has been cut.
Sotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sotto tries a head kick but it misses.
Paneda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paneda closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paneda lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sotto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paneda defends well.
Paneda slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Paneda stalls from top position.
Paneda has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Paneda to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Paneda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Paneda stands up from Sotto's guard - Paneda perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sotto throws a chopping leg kick but Paneda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sotto looks gassed!
Paneda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paneda jumps into guard, dragging Sotto to the mat.
Paneda is pulling down on Sotto's head to control his posture.
Sotto is looking to work some ground and pound but Paneda has wrist control.
Paneda pulls Sotto in close to his closed guard and prevents Sotto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paneda's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Babsie Paneda wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sotto misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paneda avoids the body shot from Sotto.
Paneda drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paneda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Paneda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paneda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paneda is stalling in the full guard.
Paneda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Paneda works over Sotto with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto keeping full guard, as Paneda tries to pass.
Paneda slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Paneda staying calm.
Paneda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paneda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paneda decides to stand back up. Paneda steps back and let's Sotto get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Babsie Paneda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Babsie Paneda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Paneda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Paneda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Babsie Paneda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paneda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paneda content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Babsie Paneda wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Paneda has Sotto up against the cage in a clinch.
Sotto managing to block the knees to the body from Paneda.
Paneda gets underhooks to prevent Sotto's takedown attempt.
Sotto is breathing heavily.
Sotto wants to take the fight to the mat but Paneda manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Paneda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paneda gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Paneda decides to stand up.
Paneda moves into range and clinches up with Sotto.
Sotto is trying to break free.
Paneda jumps into guard, dragging Sotto to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paneda controlling Sotto's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paneda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paneda manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Paneda takes the fight into the clinch.
Paneda working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paneda successfully pulls guard.
Paneda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sotto is aware though and is defending well.
Paneda managing to control the position.
Paneda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paneda tries to get out of the position.
Paneda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sotto is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paneda uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Paneda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sotto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paneda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paneda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paneda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Babsie Paneda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Babsie Paneda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Paneda forces Sotto back against the cage and clinches.
Paneda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sotto can do to turn this around?
Paneda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paneda avoids the elbow strike from Sotto, against the cage.
Paneda pulls guard effortlessly.
Paneda uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sotto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sotto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Paneda.
Paneda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paneda creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sotto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paneda is staying tight to Sotto's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paneda working the ground and pound from side control.
Sotto tries to improve position but can't.
Paneda passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sotto!
Paneda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paneda has control of Sotto's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sotto regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Paneda working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paneda stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Paneda bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sotto tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Paneda presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Paneda content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paneda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sotto?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paneda cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Paneda landing punches.
Paneda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Paneda working Sotto over with strikes here.
Paneda is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sotto can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Paneda fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paneda with good strikes from the mount here!
Sotto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Paneda controlling from the full mount.
Paneda dominating with strikes here.
Roberto Sotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babsie Paneda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paneda controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Babsie Paneda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paneda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Babsie Paneda!
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